Alleged sex assault in the subway

November 11, 2009 5:25:57 PM PST

Eyewitness News

BROOKLYN --

Police in Brooklyn are looking for a man accused of sex abuse in the subway. According to investigators, the incident happened on the morning of November 4th at 7:15 on the platform of the Manhattan bound "F" train at the Van Wyck Blvd Subway Station.

Police said the suspect grabbed the buttocks of a 20-year-old woman and then fled the station.

The suspect is described as a black man in his 20s or 30s and 5' 9" tall. He was wearing a dark black jacket, a blue sweatshirt, khaki slacks and a white baseball cap.

Anyone with information in regards to this incident is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 1 800 577 TIPS (8477).